Insect-catcher.



G. R. VAN ORDEN.

INSECT CATCHEH. APPLICATION FILED lune 11. 19u.

-92558350. Patented Miu'. 5, 1918.

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STATES PATEN llhlll.

GEORGE R. VAN ORDEN, 01T MLRTN, NEW YORS, ASSIGNCR OF ONE-HALF TO FRANK KEIPER, l? RCHESTER,

EW YORK.

NS'ECTATCHER.

Application med .Tune 11, 191'?.

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.ll'e it known that l.. (leones lt. VAN Onninv, a citizen oi the United States, residing` at Morton, in the -ounty oit Orleans and State o1t New York, have invented certain new and uselful improvements in lusect- Catchers, ol which the following is a specilication.

The object ol" this invcnticni is to provide a nenT and improved method. and apparatus 'tor killing` insects.

.ilnother object oil the invention is to provide a lantern with a 'trame on which an adhesive may hei supported `lfor the purpose i of catchingl and destroying insects.

Another object ol the invention is to providea traine iter the lantern on which any kind oit a surface can he displayed in cenneetion therewith.

These and other objects oit the invention `will be 'fully Aillustrated in the drawings, de-

scribed in the specification and pointed out in the claims at the end thereo'l?.

In the accoinpanyiiig drawings.

Figure l shows a side elevation olE the lantern with the traine attached thereto.

Fig'. 2 is a top plan View ot' the lantern and :traine shown in Fig. l.

Fig'. 3 is a detail View olE the swivel sup* kport 'for the lantern.

Fig. l is a detail View oil.I a inodilied iorin ot the traine shown in sido elevation.

Fig. is an end elevation oil. the torni of trarne shown in Fig. 1l.

the drawing-s like reference characters lindicate like parts.

It is Well known that fruit trees ot all kinds and the 'fruit they bear suffer very insects.

Various measures have been devised to drive the insects away lroin the trees or to kill the .insects and their eggs on the trees and otherwise protect the trees 'from these pests. Principal among1 these measures is the practice ot spraying the trees with various kinds of solutions which usually destroy only thereg'gs and leave the parent insects1 both maleand female, tree to breed more eggs and deposit thein on the trees.

A lll/ly invention consists oit a nen7 method and apparatus 'tor attracting the insects away :trom the trees as soon as they are capable of Spectieaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 5, 1918. Serial No. 174,124.

flying and killing thein, both inale and t`e-I male, betere they can breed and lay their eggs, the insects being induced to furnish the most et the energy that destroys them.'

For this purpose I provide a lantern such as shown in Fig. l. The lantern here shown is ol.1 the ordinary tubular type which has an oil pot l, a burner 2, a glass globe or chimney 3, a tubular framework et and a top 5. Attached to the tubular trainework Ll is a bail t3 by which the lantern inay be suspended, preferably from a limb ot a tree, a swivel hook such as is shown in Fig. being prete ably used for this purpose.

lt will be understood that any other type ot a lantern may be used for this purpose, the lantern itself constitutingI no part et' iny invention. it only being;l necessary that it shine brightly in the dark. It should also throw its light `freely in all directions and while burning' oil may be used to :tarnish the light it will be understood that a candle or an. electric li 4eht or any other source oi light may be used instead. The tubular lantern .lends itsclt` very nicely to iny invent-ion because the :framework of the lantern is convenient ot torni tor the 'purpose of holding the 'traine which constitutes one ot' the principal leatinfes or' my invention which trarne can he easily attached to the 'lf -aineWm-k oit the lantern as will new be described.

Attached to the framework of the lantern a rectangular frame or support. inade pret* erably of wire, this 'traine being indicated at 7. This traine is preferably rectangular' in liorin and is attached to the framework ot the lantern so that its vert-ical axis will co incide as nearly as possible with the vertical axis ol the lantern and so that the ends ot the frame will extend preferably, radially in both directions 'from the lantern. The attachment of the frame to the lantern is made by bands ot Wire as indicated at 8, 9, l0 and 11.

The Wire ot the traine is bent to conform to the shape oi the lantern where necessary. To the lower side of each wing of the Wire traine 7 may be pivoted a gate l2, it being loosely fastened to the iframe 7 by the rings 13 and le.

The iframe 7 on each side olf the lantern is braced by the crossbars l5, 16, 17,l and 18. On the frame and against these erossbars is placed a sheet el any material coated with.

an adhesive Surface, ordinary sticky fly pa` `the catch 19 or by any other suitable device.

The gate l2 niay be omitted and the paper may be fastened or supported on the `traine in any other sui'hibley way. lier this purpose stems 20 in-ay be welded to the 'traine at the bottom` and extend straight up there frein, the tope ot then'i being lett loose as shown in Fi at and @ne or two sheets ci paper can then be placed. between `the steine and the traine and will be supported thereby. (lr the .traine could be used alone, Vin which case the paper could be fastened thereto by spring clotl es pins.` The traine Vmay be of sinaller size and the paper may be doubled over the bottom oi the ii aine being placed crosswise on the 'traine and the ende thereol'f iuay be fastened to the top of the traine, in which case a single s ieet oi paper will be used which will haye a sticky snrtace exposed on both sides et the traine.

The lantern With ite traine so equipped with eticlry ily paper is new ready tor use and after dark the lantern ie liglrhted and ie hung from a linib et a iruit tree for 'the purpose oi killing the i'lying insects that may be thereon and ont-he neighboring trees. y

It is well. .known that insects of all lrinds are attracted by a light at night and 'they `will ily to the light Vand around it and even into a burning llame. lt ie suiiicient for the purpose ci' my invention :tor the light to attract the insecteI because when the insect reaches the huit-ern and tries te Hy around it, it will iiyagainst one et the eticlry eurtaces and be caught thereon.

For this'purposc the paper should be supported by tie traine nearly as poesible in a position radial to thelight so that it will struction to the rays ot light that attract the insects and otter the greatest possible obstruction to the insects as theyrly around the light.

.its tast as one sheet of paper fille up with the insects it can be relnoyed and another fresh sheet can be put in place. .l clann: l. ln an insect catcher, the combination .of a lantern haring a frame, a traine attached to the lantern trarne at the top and bottoni thereof, haring Wings extending` substantially radially troni. opposite sidee tached to "the lantern traine at the betteln thereof, haring Wings` extending neeaaoa thereof, said Winge each being' capable of holding an adhesive surface in substantially a vertical position radially to the light and in the path of the insects ae they iiy around the light. Y

In an .insect catcher, the combination olf a lautern haring a anie, a traine ati'ached to the lantern traine at the top and bottoni ther-eci, having WingeV extending substantially radially troni opposite sides thereof, said Winge each being capable oit holding an adhesive surface in substantially a vertical position radiallyto the light and in the path or' the insects as they liy laround the light, a gate piyoted to the bottom of each of said Wings and adapted to swing up against the traine for the purpose of holding a sheet of paper between the gate and the iframe.

3. In an insect catcher, the combination of a lantern having a traine, a :traine attop and substantially radially troni` opposite sides thereof, said Wings each being ycapable oi holding an adhesive surface 1n substantially a vertical position radially to the light and the path oi the insects as they ily around the light, a bail for supporting said lantern, permitting said lantern andthe :traine attached thereto to swing freely together thereon. i

ln an insect catcher, the `combination oi a lantern haring a traine, means supporte ed by the lantern and comprising a yplane extension extending substantially radially trein the side thereof, said extension being capable oit holding an interee'pting surface in an upright position substantially radial to the light and in the path oi theinsects as they iy around the light.

5. In an insect catcher, the coinbination` of a lantern haring a trarne, 'a `support attached to the lantern traine at the top thereot' and comprising a plane extension extending substantially radially troni the side "thereof, said extension` being capable of holding an adhesive surface in Substantially a Tvertical position radial to the light and in the path ci' the insects as they ily around the light. i east little or no shadowy and oder no ob tensions being capable 'of holding anintercepting surface in, an upright position, substantially radial to the light and inthe path of the insects as they fly around the light0 y 7. ln an insect catcher the combination of a lantern, including a bail, -a detachable :traine for said lantern havingacroes bar at lim iup lvlwrvo'l, mening for lusniug said rosa lml' in n hmzonul position adjacent lo :rml parallel to will buil., Suid frame C0111- prlsing a plane, extension @Xl/ending subslamlaisrlly radially from lille sido, of th@ lanturnj will extension being capable oil holdug; :u1 adhesive surface n Substantially L vertical position radially no the light md in the path of the. insects :1S they fly around thu light. 10

In testimony whereof I aflx my signature in he presence oit' two witnesses.

Gr. R. VAN ORDEN. Witnesses GERTRUDE HOF MAN, Y MARION JERMYN.

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